Selene's jaw dropped when I told her that her mother might actually recover from her illness. Her eyes were wide, and she didn't bother hiding the shock on her face.
Zeruel, on the other hand, was so stunned that she collapsed onto her knees.
"I-Is that really true?" she stammered, her face a mask of disbelief. She seemed unable to fully grasp the news.
"Well, there's a lot of data suggesting it might be true," I said. "But there's no guarantee that it will lead to a full recovery for your mother. While it's not a certainty, it also isn't completely out of the question."
Tears welled up in Zeruel's eyes, and she started sobbing, "T-Thank goodness..." She cried as she wiped away the tears that fell in steady streams. "Thank you, Leon..."
